Get Ready For The Biglaw ‘Rooney Rule’ As Firms Try To Actually Do Something...
But will it actually improve law firm diversity?
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Ed. note: We're sure you already know this, but there's a total eclipse today. If you're planning to watch the eclipse, make sure you do so safely. Enjoy and have fun! * More than 30 percent of law...
View ArticleThe Best Biglaw Firms For Minority Attorneys Who Want To Make Partner
Did your law firm make the cut for this important metric?
View ArticleMorning Docket: 09.19.16
* Human rights attorney Amal Clooney is handling a dangerous new legal matter. She intends to put ISIS commanders on trial for their war crimes, and she sat down with Cynthia McFadden of NBC News to...
View ArticleSummer Associates Happy With Paychecks, Unhappy With Biglaw’s Diversity
Which law firms did the best in this year's rankings?
View ArticleHow Reed Smith Partner Daniel Winterfeldt Plans To Address Intersectionality...
What can law firms do right now to have an immediate impact on diversity and inclusion?
View ArticleNYC Bar Report Reveals Minorities Have A 60% Higher Attrition Rate; Asian...
The report contains fascinating data and some bright spots as well.
View ArticleWomen And The Panopticon Of The Law (Part 4): Death To the Queen Bee
Four ideas for achieving better gender balance in law firm management, from columnist Jayne Backett.
View ArticleMorning Docket: 10.26.16
* Somebody cry Justin Timberlake a river, because the pop star is currently under investigation for taking a ballot selfie in his home state of Tennessee. He may face up to 30 days in jail and a fine...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 04.03.17
* Remember Chris Sevier, the man who, in an effort to protest same-sex marriage, filed suit against Florida, Texas, and now Utah because he alleged he was denied the right to marry his computer? A...
View ArticleGet Ready For The Biglaw ‘Rooney Rule’ As Firms Try To Actually Do Something...
But will it actually improve law firm diversity?
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.21.17
Ed. note: We're sure you already know this, but there's a total eclipse today. If you're planning to watch the eclipse, make sure you do so safely. Enjoy and have fun! * More than 30 percent of law...
View ArticleThe Best Biglaw Firms For Minority Attorneys Who Want To Make Partner
Did your law firm make the cut for this important metric?
View ArticleShould We Leave The Issue Of Diversity In The Hands Of Biglaw?
Perhaps the answer is for the ranks of the underrepresented in our profession to simply change the model and the profession as a whole.
View ArticleNoticeable Improvement In Leadership Representation, But Challenges Remain...
We have to understand the root causes of why law firms are failing on the diversity front to develop a proper strategy to combat the status quo.
View ArticlePerkins Coie Chief Diversity Officer Theresa Cropper On Community Organizing,...
Theresa Cropper was told she could be anything, but the odds were that she would be the first.
View ArticleThese Biglaw Firms Are Officially Diversity Certified
Year 1 of a system to get Biglaw firms to consider women or minority candidates for leadership roles at the firm.
View ArticleSurprising Exactly No One, Women And Minorities Are Less Satisfied In Biglaw...
Hey! Guess what? Water’s wet!
View ArticleMorning Docket: 09.17.18
* Sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh were recently brought to light and while he may be spending his time "hoping and praying" before the vote, his...
View ArticleBiglaw Firm Whose Latest Partnership Did No Favors For Diversity Pledges To...
The firm's chairman hopes this PR nightmare won't 'erase the firm’s diversity achievements over the past 75 years.'
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